A new book on the Venetian Ghetto, formed by the municipal government of Venice in the early 1500s to confine Italian Jews, explores the ongoing cultural impact of this first-ever such space.

VENICE (JTA) — Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway, and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. Stepping into Venice’s ...

When art historian David Landau first visited Venice’s Renaissance synagogues after purchasing a home in the Italian city 12 years ago, he was stunned to see flaking layers of paint, benches ...

One of the many casualties of last month’s shutdown of the 46-year-old San Diego Repertory Theatre was the Rep’s Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, which was was forced to close midway ...

The new form of European Jew hatred has reached Venice, the place highlighted in Shakespeare's ultimate exercise in ancient Jewish blood libel, The Merchant of Venice. The mayor of Venice has ...

As Germany's Nazi soldiers invaded countries throughout Europe during their height of their powers, they would - like armies throughout the centuries - also plunder. So it was not uncommon for ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and Temple of the Arts Present the Los ...

Radisson Collection Hotel, Palazzo Nani Venice has opened its doors on the Cannaregio canal. The property is situated close to the Venetian Ghetto in the northern part of the city. Its 52 beautifully ...

VENICE — Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway, and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. Stepping into Venice’s Jewish ...

(JTA) Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway, and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. Stepping into Venice’s Jewish ...